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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 15/05/2026

Credit where credit is due, the private preview GitHub Code Coverage is looking pretty good.

Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 29/04/2026

Dependency cooldown is a no-brainer RIGHT? In reality it's a big mess of game theory and second order effects yet to be fully explored.

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 26/04/2026

The managed decay of GitHub Actions is giving off strong Internet Explorer vibes. #embraceextendextinguish

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 19/04/2026

We should replace Terraform/OpenTofu with a tool that embraces "drift" and manages click ops as a first class pattern, instead of pretending it never happens. IaC tools should treat unmanaged changes like Jujitsu (jj) treats conflicts, tracking but not blocking. #platformengineering #iac

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Justin Garrison @justingarrison.com · 01/04/2026

A picture is worth 99.9 words. How's that @github.com migration from bare metal to Azure going? via Alex on Mastodon techhub.social/@ironicbadge...

A graph showing Github outages since Microsoft purchased them

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 22/03/2026

Back in Amsterdam for KubeCon, I don't remember the massive queue at passport control last time!?

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 19/02/2026

Day off; no GitHub, no Slack. Still ended up on Cloudflare buying a domain for my @bsky.app handle and configuring DNS.

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 09/02/2026

It's pretty ironic that @github.com, one of the big AI boosters, has become significantly less reliable while extolling the benefits and value of AI! If AI was so transformative wouldn't we expect GitHub to exemplify this!?

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 02/02/2026

The reports of the death of SaaS are greatly exaggerated; but I'm expecting seismic shifts in pricing...

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 22/01/2026

Are you guys having infrastructure problems? The homepage is loading like it's the 90s and episodes aren't downloading at all. UK based.

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 07/01/2026

Is anyone else finding GitHub unusable recently? Last week every click needed to be repeated. This week the PR interface is completely unusable with any quantity of changes (description and files views). #reactnoreact

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 17/12/2025

New years prediction; the charge for self-hosted @github.com actions runners will be the biggest step forward in security posture for 2026! #githubactions #security

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 16/12/2025

This is the best @fafo.fm episode for a while, really enjoyed the storytelling format.

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 12/11/2025

Gradually working my way through the Oxide and Friends back catalogue and every time I think I've gone far enough I realise the content is still relevant and fresh!

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 20/10/2025

On the train to Edinburgh for @kcduk.bsky.social and the train WiFi is clearly showing solidarity with us-east-1!

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 23/09/2025

Turned off Adaptive Battery in Android 16 due to missing notifications and have much more battery left at the end of the day! 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 18/08/2025

Candidate for best news headline of the year, I did actually laugh out loud. Bravo @theregister.com!

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 22/07/2025

Maybe @github.com could provide an ergonomic way to escape actions variables instead of requiring that all user input pollutes the environment!? github.blog/security/vul...

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How to catch GitHub Actions workflow injections before attackers do

Strengthen your repositories against actions workflow injections — one of the most common vulnerabilities.

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 21/06/2025

What's with the emerging trend of OSS projects dropping stable releases!? Sounds like a rug-pull tactic that doesn't belong in a foundation like the @cncf.io!?

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 25/05/2025

I know I'm late to the game, but this is such a great visualization (and explanation) of game theory. Thanks HN! ncase.me/trust/

ncase.me

The Evolution of Trust

an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 04/04/2025

I'm going to call it early; my top session of #KubeCon was "Container Runtimes... on Lockdown: The Hidden Costs of Multi-tenant Workloads"! Take a bow @denhamparry.bsky.social & Caleb Woodbine. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇿

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 01/04/2025

Up early and on the train to London for @cncf.io #kubecon.

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Steve Hipwell @steve.hipwell.xyz · 17/12/2024

Just booked my early bird KubeCon EU 2025 ticket.

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